A person starts walking from home and walks: 6 miles East 7 miles Southeast 5 miles South 5 miles Southwest 4 miles East This person has walked a total of miles Find the total displacement vector for this walk: If this person walked straight home, they'd have to walk miles

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A person starts walking from home and walks:
6 miles East
7 miles Southeast
5 miles South
5 miles Southwest
4 miles East
This person has walked a total of
miles
Find the total displacement vector for this walk:
If this person walked straight home, they'd have to walk
miles
Transcribed Image Text:A person starts walking from home and walks: 6 miles East 7 miles Southeast 5 miles South 5 miles Southwest 4 miles East This person has walked a total of miles Find the total displacement vector for this walk: If this person walked straight home, they'd have to walk miles
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